The Leafs have two players — Joey Crabb and Jay Rosehill — facing unrestricted free agency on July 1. Whether they are signed remains to be seen, and David Nonis, the Leafs’ senior vice-president of hockey operations, did not return an e-mail message on Sunday.

The Leafs, like most of the other teams in the NHL, are expected to take a long run at University of Wisconsin defenceman Justin Schultz, who has become a free agent but can’t be signed until July 1. No matter what they say about their depth, or what people thought of Luke Schenn, there’s a hole on the blue line now that Schenn has been traded to Philadelphia.

Meanwhile, prospect Josh Nicholls, who was not signed by the Leafs after they selected him two years ago, went back into the draft this past weekend but was not picked.